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<title>New GI bill helps vets pivot to civilian life</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 14, 2012) This week in recognition of Veterans Day, North Country Public Radio has been looking at the struggles of young veterans returning home from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.Many have come back to a sour economy, with few good jobs.  For veterans under the age of 25, unemployment still hovers around 30 percent.One of most ambitious efforts to help service members restart their lives has been the post-9/11 GI Bill, which offers financial aid for those soldiers who want to go back to college or a trade school. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20886/20121114/new-gi-bill-helps-vets-pivot-to-civilian-life">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week in recognition of Veterans Day, North Country Public Radio has been looking at the struggles of young veterans returning home from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.Many have come back to a sour economy, with few good jobs.  For veterans under the age of 25, unemployment still hovers around 30 percent.One of most ambitious efforts to help service members restart their lives has been the post-9/11 GI Bill, which offers financial aid for those soldiers who want to go back to college or a trade school. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20886/20121114/new-gi-bill-helps-vets-pivot-to-civilian-life">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Young vets face job discrimination, high unemployment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 13, 2012) This week in honor of Veteran&apos;s Day, we&apos;re looking at the experience of young service members making the transition back to the civilian economy.For generations, one path to the middle class has been military service. Spending time in uniform offered a way for poor and working class Americans to gain job skills and build their resumes.   But these days many young veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq are struggling with high unemployment, poverty and homelessness. At Paul Smiths College, young vets in a support group say they&apos;re worried that their wartime experience is actually making it harder for them to find good, stable jobs as they face discrimination from some employers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20875/20121113/young-vets-face-job-discrimination-high-unemployment">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week in honor of Veteran&apos;s Day, we&apos;re looking at the experience of young service members making the transition back to the civilian economy.For generations, one path to the middle class has been military service. Spending time in uniform offered a way for poor and working class Americans to gain job skills and build their resumes.   But these days many young veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq are struggling with high unemployment, poverty and homelessness. At Paul Smiths College, young vets in a support group say they&apos;re worried that their wartime experience is actually making it harder for them to find good, stable jobs as they face discrimination from some employers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20875/20121113/young-vets-face-job-discrimination-high-unemployment">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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